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APSDaemon.exe process causes iTunes to fail on Windows 7

I am using iTunes with Windows 7 64bit. A couple of days ago my pc downloaded the latest iCloud update in the Apple Updater. Since then when I start iTunes it will lock up when opened requiring a task manager shutdown to exit.


I traced the problem to a process called APSDaemon.exe which seems to be an Apple process that runs on Windows. As soon as I shut this process down iTunes then unfreezes and I can use it normally.


I hope this helps anyone else suffering this latest issue with iTunes for Windows. I hope Apple fixes this problem ASAP.

G5, iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Black, iPhone 3G, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Windows 7, Macbook

Posted on Dec 5, 2011 2:28 AM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2011 3:17 AM

Same here with Vista Enterprise SP2 32bits.


After upgrading to iTunes 10.5.2 it is freezing and then needed to shutdown APSDaemon.exe through the Task Manager.


Hope to get solution soon.

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Dec 29, 2011 6:39 AM in response to zaphod6502

I'm using Windows Vista 32 and am also having the exact same problem. I have repaired iTunes and it hasn't corrected the issue. My iTunes hangs on closing and won't re-open without going into the task manager and manually ending APSDaemon.exe. I don't use iCloud but do update iTunes when the updater says too...

Dec 30, 2011 6:56 AM in response to zaphod6502

With all due respect, I don't see where the "correct answer" posted by wiclee is an answer to the problem at all. True, it prevents Apple Push from starting on boot, but at least on my Win 7 x64 laptop, the process starts again as soon as iTunes does. iTunes will start and run properly once, but if closed, will not start again during the same session (without rebooting) unless the APSdaemon.exe process is force-closed in Task Manager. This is after iTunes repairs and repeated removal/reinstalls (including removing stuff via the Registry). I've tried reinstalling "as Administrator", as well as with the antivirus/firewalls enabled and disabled. My laptop is brand new, and I haven't done the desperation measure of restoring it using the recovery disks I created, although I was considering it until I saw this thread. It sounds like this problem, if not "common", is not unknown, and Apple needs to provide a fix.

APSDaemon.exe process causes iTunes to fail on Windows 7

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